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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
The HOney-B Bee Pant.

During the recent meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, held in New York, the
honey plant was under considera-
ton. a lengthy paper was read by Mr..
F. s. Peasc. The honey-bee plant is of
a thistle-like growth, and possesses a
great attraction for bees. The seeds re-
semble oats in form. The seeds were
brought to the attention of Mr.. Pease
some time ago, and he discovered that
they contained considerable vegetable
oil. He madean investigation, and find
ing that the seeds could readily be beaten
from the balls, and that they were full of
oil, he came to the conclusion that the
plant might some day hold n prominent
place as an oil producer in the com
mercial world. After making expert
ments Mr.. Pease found that the oil was
equal to the best linseed oil, but more
like poppy y-seed oil The rcsiduum of
the honey-bce pant seed possesses quail
ties closely allied to quinine, and the
taste and effect are almost similar. Each
plant bears from twenty to thirty balls
and innumerable seeds. 1t is quite proli-
tic throughout the State of New York,
and the cost is very small The Ameri.
can Association will take up the consid-
Grafton of the subject and make test Of
the qualities of the plant. .-Demo1'e5t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

The champion" hangman in the
United States is George B. Malidon, of
Fort Smith, Ark, on the border of the
Indian Territory. He has been acting as
an executioner for the United States
Marshal there since 1873. The United
States Court in the Territory is scarcely
more than criminal court, having juris-
diction of all crimes committed in that
region. This man has in his official
capacity, "worked off" ffty-two muir
derers, hanging forty-two on the same
garlows. This celebrated executioner is
ffty-two years of age, Bavarian by
birth, but an American by residence for
the greater portion of his life. He is
said to be jolly good fellow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

The advantages of advertising are We
proved by letter on file at the New
York Postoffice, in which the owners of
certain medicine offered to pay The Gov
ernment $40, 900 tor two months use of
canceling which should send out ever.
letter from the Office during that time
with the name of the patent medicine
stamped upon it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

A little pamphlet advocating new
system OF condensed printing states that
it costs the London Tame, 50, SOD a year
to use the superhuous Gu" in the Eng.
iish spelling Of such words as favour.
colour, endeavour, etc., counting mater
'al, labor, and space at advertising rates
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

A California court has decided that a
deed to real estate from a husband to q
wife, where Glove and affection" are
named as the consideration, is void if the
parties do not live in harmony, there be,
ing no valuable love and affection in that
case, and the statute requiring valuable
consideration.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

Douglas County, Mo-, comes 10 the
front with three sisters whose aggregate
weight is 625 pounds. They are aged
respectively Il, 12 and years. The
mother weighs no pounds. On each of
the two younger children are six fully
developed fingers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

A new swindle upon farmers has been
Perpetrated. They are invited to sign an
agreement not to kill birds for year,
and the pledges, with a little manipu-
Hting' turn up in the form of promissory
notes
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

United States statistician Dodge figures
the wheat crop of this country at about
iSO, 600, 900 bushels, the yield per acre
being about one per cent. less than last
rear.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

The season is at hand when careless
people get too familiar with unappreci-
alive guns, and afterward go to the doc
or for repairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
The "Science" of Law.

Chicago Journal.
Eighty seven law-books. by actual count, lay
upon the tables in Judge Gresham's courtroom
this morning with marked decisions for the
Judges inspection. About o'clock an attorney
finished an eight-hours' argument begun yester-
day on demurrer to the original and supple
mental bills of the complainant in the will case
of Potter Vs. Couch, which has been pending
since 1857. Severa. score of decisions had been
submitted to the court, and attorney Nc 2 arose
with the remark aside that he could 60 him a
few better. The Judge heard it and broke his
usual impassibility by saying: Lawyers talk
about the science of the law. How is it that
lawyers differ aud judges divide on the same
ouestions2 Here are decisions from the Su-
preme Court cited with bare majorities on one
side or the other. There is more science
about law than medicine or anything else which
hangs upon human judgment" The Judge then
called for another block of paper to keep tab on
the argument Of the fresh attorney.
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just Like q Man.


BTOOkIyn Eagle.
''You put your foot in it nicely tonight" said
Mrs Sweetspeech. How was that2" asked her
husband. "When you told Mrs Forthly that
you were sure her husband would never 60 the
way he sent other people," "Well, and what of
thatl" "Why. her husband is a preacher. T"
Great Scott thought he was sheriff"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25

JOHN r. PEARSON. ice-presdent of the Indi-
annapolis City Council. says that his son Frank
gained six and quarter pounds in eleven days.
twelve pounds in one month, twenty-six pounds
in two months, and thirty pounds in ten
weeks while drinking Haag s' Konmiss. He had
been pronounced incurabie by physicians in this
city, New York and Europe, and is now entirely
cured, by the use Of Haag's Koumiss.
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PASS ABUSES.

A Case That Caused a Small Scandal-Recall-
Ing Statesmen's ANIMALS.
Washington Special In Chicago News.
A few years ago, under one Of the former su-
perrin tendents. the practice was so general as to
become a scandal. and it was stopped by Pc
culiar and mortifying incident Before the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
A Bad Man with a Good Name.

Chicago Journal.
The postmaster at Planfied Ind. has alb
seconded with 81 500 Of the governments money.
His name is Horace Greeley Douglass. What
business has a man with such a name as that to
be a postmaster under Democratic administra-
ton anyhow! His name and his politics do not
harmonic, and it's no wonder that he has turued
out to be a fraud
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
When the HoOsiers Will BE Called.

Chicago Herald.
In view of the contemplated changes in III 9
Cabinet, Mr.. Voorhees, is making strong effort
to impress Mr.. Cleveland with the alleged fact
that Indiana has no representation in the execu-
tive departments. This must grieve the Presi-
dent very much. When he gets ready to have
the furniture smashed and the windows broken
he will call in few HOLSTERS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25

As Oil Gains the Hoarse and Turbulent Waves
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar allays and
subdues coughs, colds hoarseness and all irrta-
tons and spasmodic affections of the organs of
respiration. Every bottle of it is barricade
against phthisis. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25

Freight Rates Between Chicago and Pittsburg
P1TTsBURG, Pa. March 24.-The freight rates
on roads from Pittsburg west have been under
and they are now in shape to be published
and in day or two more they will be posted at
all the freight Offices along the various roads
The rates to Chicago and return are the most
important, and in all the important classes show
reduction from the present tariff The first
class will be 424 cents per one hundred pounds, a
reduction of u cents: second class, 374 cents, a
reduction of q cents; third class, 27R cents re-
duction of q cents; fourth class 20 cents q
reduction; fifth class, III cents; sixth class,
10 cents, no reduction in either. Iron and steel
will be in fourth class for less than carloads,
and in fifth class for carloads. Glass will be in
the third for less than carloads, and in fourth
for carloads.
The coal rates to Chicago are fixed, and are
the same at present They are being revised
| now to Cleveland Erie, Ashtabula and other
| points for lake shipments The rates are re-
| garded with general favor among the big ship
| pers for the West, and they say that the action
\ of the railroads in making this reduction on
| freight to Chicago was unexpected by them and
| that it will be of material assistance The coal
| operators are still protesting however, and they
| think the rate will be lowered.
| The special committee of railroad officers an
| pointed to arrange a uniform system of grain
| rates, who are H. X. Wade of the Wabash sys
| tenn; j. T. Harahan, of the L. & N; c. Carbon
| of the n. Y, c. G. ST. L.; e. b. Stone of the G.
B. & O.. and d. B. Thomas, president of the
! Airline. met in Superintendent Pitcairn's office
| of the Pennsylvania Company. yesterday. They
held at the Hotel Brunswick, New York
/ April Ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
NOTICE OF LETTING
- OF -
TEMPORARY LOAN BONDS
- OF THE
STATE OF INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, March "a, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that under and pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1886. Revised Statutes
urer of State to procure temporary loan of money
sufficient in amount to meet the deficiency in the
Treasury, should any to pay the semi annual
dividends of interest the State debt. bids will be
received at the Office of the Auditor of State from
those desiring to make investments in the States
securities under the provision of said section for the
bonds of the State to the amount of $40 600 bear
ing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum,
payable semian nuay redeemable at the pleasure of
the State after two years from the LIST day of April
1887 and payable in five years after the date there
Of the principal and interest to be payable in the city
of New York.
All bids must be filed in the Office of the Auditor of
State, the city of Indianapolis before o'clock
NJ. of the 31st day of March, 1887.
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
ISAAC P. GRAY, Governor.
BRUCE CARR,
Auditor of State.
j. A. LEMCkE.
Treasurer of State.
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25 Cents a Number; So a Year.
CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
THACKERAY. Frontispiece. Engraved by
G. Kruell, after the crayon drawing by
Samuel Laurence.
COLLECTION OF UNPUBLISHED LET
TIERS OF THACKERAY. With an intro
duction by Jane Octavia Brookfeld. Illus
trated by reproductions of unpublished
drawings by. Thackeray. (To be continued
i'll further numbers.)
mo HAD PAWN" "a Story, Thomas
Nelson Page.
THE STORY OF A NEW YORK HOUsE.-Iv.
Illustrated by A. B. Frost. II. c. Bunner.
MODERN AGGRESSIVE TORPEDOES. Illus
trated from photographs and drawings fur
nished by the author Lieut.. w. S.
Hughes q. S. Navy.
FORTUNE Elyot Weld.
THE RESIDUARY LEGATEE: OR, THE
POSTHUMOUS JEST OF THE LATE
JOHN AUSTIN. Part Third-THE AD-
ADMINISTRATION. J. S. of Dale.
REMEMBRANCE. Julia C. R. Dorr.
"REMINISCENCES OF THE SIEGE AND COM
MUNE OF PARIS. Fourth Concluding
| Paper = THE DOWNFALL OF THE
COMMUNE. With illustrations from por-
! traits and documents in Mr.. Washburnes
possession, and from drawings by T. de
| Thulstrup, J. Steeple Davis and A. M.
| Turner. E. B. Washburne, ex- Minister to
! France.
TIE QUIET PILGRIM. Edith NJ. Thomas.
AMERICAN ELEPHANT MYTHS. With il
lustrations. w. B. Scott, Professor in
| Princeton College.
| THE OLD EARTH. Charles Edwin Markham.
SETHS BROTHERS WIFE-Chapters XIII
| XVII Harold Frederic.
TEDESC0'S RUBINA. "a Story.) F. D.
| Millet.
ENGLISH In OUR COLLEGES Adams
Sherman Hill, Professor in Harvard Uni
versity.
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SAVE the pieces! 100 Royal" CLUES 'em.
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INTERSTATE RAILWAY LAW.
The Commission Will Not Be Organized
Before the Close of Next Week.
Pool Commissioner Fink Predicts that the
New Law Will Ruin Many Railways-Ex-
press Companies Expect To Be Benefited.
THE COMMISSION.
No Prospect that 1t win Be Organized in
Time to Comply with the Law.

No Prospect that It VIII Be Organized In
Time to Comply with the Law.
WASHINGTON. March 24-The President to-
day signed the commissions of the Interstate
commerce Commissioners, but they will be held
at the White House and delivered to the new ap-
pontees upon arrival. Information received to-
day states that Judge Cooley cannot reach Wash
ingtor until the close of next week. 1t has been
decided to make no effort to get the commission
ers together before that time. as the other mem
bers also have their private affairs to wind up.
When the commission assemblies its first action
will be to organize and then Immediately begin
official consideration of the Interpretation which
shall be given the most important provisions OF
the law. Candidates for the position of secre
tary numerous, and each commissioner
seems likely to have favorite for the position.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THACKER A Y.

Illustrated by reproductions from his own
Unpublished Drawings ac-similes of his
Letters, etc, etc.
These Remarkable Letters are contribu.
tons such as have never before been made to
knowledge of the personality Of the great
novelist, and are in themselves unquestiona-
bly, the most interesting and characteristic
addition possible to Thackeray Literature.
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FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

- Remittances should be sent by post money orde
registered letter to
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peolopist gave the above description he did so
strictly in the line of his professional examina-
ton, without reference to the Identification OF
an historic spot.
There is no other place along the Wabash
that will answer the requirements of the three
several official accounts made at widely differ
ent dates "black Rock" fills the details of
them all. Its position is in many respects like
that of Starved Rock" where La Sale built his
Fort st. Louis in 1853. the Illinois river be-
low Ottawa and commands fine view of the
Wea plains eastward, across the Wabash; and
before the recent growth of timber, arm of
the Grand prairie behind, to the westward, gave
magnificent prospect in that direction.
The place seems to have been abandoned as q
military post after its capture by the Indians ! n
1763. but for years afterward was a noted trad
ing point, having English and French merchants
from the east side of the Mississippi, and Span
ish traders. as those from St Louis were called
by way of distinction. Thomas Hutchins, in
his Historical and Typographical Atlas pub
Lished in 1778 SAYS: ''Ouiatenon is a small
atockaded fort on the western side of the
Wabash in which about a dozen families
reside; that its neghboring Indians are
Kickapoos, Mascoutins. Piankeshaws. and the
principal part of the Ouiatenons; and that the
annual amount of furs obtained here is about
f8, 1000" or $500
Post Oniatenon has often been COMPOUNDED
with the Wea villages of which there were sever
al strung along the river bottoms. on the oppo
site or eest side of the stream between indie
pendence and the mouth of the Wea creek; ant
como writers have mistaken this post and som'
of these villages for that of Kth tip-e-ca- muck
which is situated on the north or west side ant
como eighteen miles higher the river TIT
mouth OF the Tippecanoe John Il. Dillon fol
lows the popular error in his History Of indiana
Images 2624) A careful reading of the ex
tracts of General SCOTS official report cope,
on the last two pages referred to, will disclose
the oversight.
Conflrmatory of this assertion is letter wri.
ten ~ an officer in Scotts expedition
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-23
NoRrHWEspEt,N NEyys.

a State convention was held al
Faribault, Mimi, on the 18th and 18th, for
the purpose Of discussing and devising
plans for the enforcement Of the Inter
State commerce law. Delegates were
present from eighteen Southern Minnesota
towns. As q result of the conference an
organization was formed under the title of
Minnesota Business Mems Association. the
OBJECT OF the organization to be to secure
equal and just rates of transportation OF
persons and property in accordance with
the state and national legislation. The
ASSOCIATION to consist of one member from
each board of trade, business mems
association or farmers organization in the
State, who shall be elected for one year and
~ nntli Their successors arc elected, provided
that no incorporated city or township
shall be entitled to more than one
member. The following officers were
elected to serve until the first an
nuai meeting to be held on the first Tues
day OF June at Mankato; %. III. Pope, pres
sldent: n. T. Colburn, first vice president:
John + Norrish. second vice-president; j.
III. BtHslngame, secretary; ?. G. Bailey,
treasurer. Executive Coln,n;ttee-JY p.
Sergeant, Albert Lea: J. r. Parshall, Fair
bauit; }. 81. MulIin, Wabaslla: f. o. Hall,
= = g. {. Carpenter, Harrington; o..
E; Perkins, Mortified; G.. A. Erickson. Red
Wing. Resolutions were adopted impeach-
ing the fairness of freight rates throughout
the state, except at two or three favored
terminal paints, and insisting upon the
.i ca enforcement of the Inter State and
State laws and calling upon the Railroad
Commissioners for diligence in the promo
ton Of this result. The annual membership
Zee IS $500 and assessments are to be levied
Tor expenses.
4 large lfe mass meeting was held at
st. Paul, Mum, composed Of S. ali races, re-
l1glons, and nationaEties to express the
sentiments Of the city on the monstrous
policy Of coercion proposed toward the
lflsh people, A letter was read from United
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-23

were discharged on the 18th. It is reported
that eleven were In favor Of acquitting
ArenBdorf and one for conviction. It Is
intilnated that another trial will take place
in May.
The officials of the department OF
Indian affairs at Ottawa say that no infor-
nation has been received by them tending
to confirm the rumors Of Indian troubles in
the Northwest frontier.
Some little time since local COM
pany was organized to build railroad from
Moorhead to Breckenridge, MINI. The di-
rectors now announce that the requisite
capital has been secured, and the construc-
tisn OF the road will commence at once.
At Heron Lake, Mimi, the contract
for the Touring mill has been let, the mill to
be completed and ready to run July /. It
is to be fitted up with the most approved
modern machinery and will be one of the
finest mills in the country.
A yagrant sentenced for 10 days for
vagrancy was cremated in the Missoula
Jail, Mont, which caught fire on the inside,
Several farmers have been burned
out by prairie fires near Clark, Oak. There
is talk of arresting parties who set the fires.
G. II. Douglass, was elected Mayor
of Brainard, Mimi, on the 10Th. He is the
| proprietor of the commercial hotel there.
The Canadian Pacific, following the
example of the American railroads, viii
] about halfsdouble the rates of freight.
Richard Lander, shoemaker O.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, is missing and fou
play issuspected.
The Odd Fellows of ALDER. Lea
Minn., will celebrate April Is.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-23
sen. Scott and the Orderly.

Gen Winfield Scott while he was still
at the head Of the army, was coming
out Of his Office one day to enter his
carriage, cane in hand. A volunteer
orderly approached him with a letter
which he had been directed to deliver
to Gen. Scott at once. The orderly,
rocking nothing of Acknowledgements or
Chiefs of staff, interpreted his order
literally, and, hastily giving careless
salute began: 80, General, here's a
a paper Iwant you to look at before
YOU" For a moment the old Com
mander-in-Chief seemed petrified. Then.
raising his cane, he said in a
loud, clear voice: "Clear out,
sir, clear out of the way" The
startled orderly sprang to one side,
and the General got into his carriage
and was driven away. The soldier
then delivered his letter to some one in
the Office, and walked slowly out. Gen.
SCOTS carriage had not gone thirty
rods before it stopped and turned
about. The driver, raising his voice,
summoned the offending orderly to the
door. Trembling in every limb, cap in
hand. he approached. Gen. Scott
asked his name and regiment. He
gave them. "Well sir said the General,
''report to your Colonel that you were
guilty Of gross disrespect to Gen. Scott
as an officer, and that Gen. Scott
was guilty of gross disrespect to you as
man. Gen. Scott begs your pardon
Go to your duty, sir
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-23
ALEXANDER n1IrcHELL.

Alexander Mitchell, the famous llionaire
and railway magnate of the Northwest,
died rather suddenly at the Hoffman house
at New York City, at 2:25 Tuesday after
noon, April 10, of bronchial pneumonia,
complicated by intermittent malarial
fever. He had passed the winter at his
Florida residence, where his wife still is,
and reached New York April O. In the
Southern climate he contracted malaria,
and was quite i'll on reaching New York,
but until the Wednesday before his death had
not been confined to his room. Els remains
have been forwarded to Milwaukee for
burial. Mr.. Mitchell was born Oct. Is, 1917,
in the parish of Elton, Central Aberdeen
shire, Scotland. Elton is about midway be-
tween Aberdeen and Peterhead, and six or
eight miles back from the North sea coast.
In this quiet farming region his father, John
Mitchell, was an industrious and substantial
farmer, a man Of vigorous intellect, self
reliance and probity. He was of English
stock, his father having removed to Aber-
deenshire about the middle. of the eighteenth
century Mr.. Mitchells n lother was of pure
Scottish descent. Alexar der was the sixth
of nine children of j ohn md Margaret Lien
drum) Mitchell; all Of tt q nine grew up to
maturity, but only two now survive. Alex
ander grew up on his fathers farm, under
the care of his eldest sister, Margaret, his
mother having died ia his childhood. He
enjoyed the advantage of the parish schools,
which seem to have been of an unusual
high character.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-23
Accounting for the Increase.

Bishop Alexander w. Wayman, tn.
great leader Of the colored Methodists,
asked the other day why the colored
people of the South increased so much
more than the white, answered: ave
draw from three sources, while the
white people only draw from one
every colored woman whose husband is
white. the children are set down on
our side; every white woman whose
husband is colored, which condition
exists in the North, the children are
set down on our side; every offspring
Of pure African blood, of course, is set
down on our side; while the white
people only draw from one source,
themselves"